Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well that's good news. Odd that HRW hasn't updated the site or else I missed it. I hope the pictures are worth a look anyway. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Chris Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > This is old news. She was convicted a few weeks ago, then immediately > pardoned by the government...probably because of international pressure. > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-424-0897 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > On 2/21/10 8:38 PM, "Vince Passaro" <passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Human Rights Watch has been tracking the case of a young female Uzbek > > photographer who has made authorities angry because her pictures capture > > aspects of life they find embarassing and politically charged. The > > photographs themselves -- a dozen of them on the HRW web site -- are very > > good, very Leica-M8-looking to my eye; plus I thought luggers in general > > would want to be aware of the political consequences in some parts of the > > world that come from photographing, for instance, a weeping bride > embracing > > her father. > > > > Check out the site and the photos here: > > http://www.hrw.org/en/features/umida-ahmedova-photographer-facing-trial > > > > Many thanks for taking a look. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >